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Car Troubles

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ID: 2500 Intermediate
Have you ever had a day when nothing goes right? You wonder, "What could possibly go wrong next?!" Listen in as one couple has such a day, as they encounter one car problem after another...
Sun Aug 03 2014 | Jenny, Maurice
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
发动 fādòng to start
不了 bùliǎo be unable to
加满 jiāmǎn to fill up
事故 shìgù accident
汽车怎么发动不了了？
qìchē zěnme fādòng bùliǎo le ？
Why won't the car start?
我看看！真是奇怪！
wǒ kàn kan ！zhēn shì qíguài ！
I'll take a look! It's really strange!
不会没油了吧？
bùhuì méi yóu le ba ？
It wouldn't be out of gas, would it?
不可能，我中午加满油的。
bù kěnéng ，wǒ zhōngwǔ jiāmǎn yóu de 。
That's not possible. I filled it with gas at noon.
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